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Last month, the People’s Bank of China gave its new digital yuan a trial run in Shenzhen, the border city adjacent to Hong Kong. It was a huge success.
More than 2 million people queued up for a...
The vast majority of the 2,647 cryptocurrencies listed by CoinMarketCap.com trade on nothing more than hopes and dreams. Only a few have real world use cases.
And of those, almost none are as...
By Jon D. Markman On February 10, 202001:15 PM Eastern
The future of business is data analytics and artificially intelligent software. This is true regardless of whether a company makes breakfast cereal, designs semiconductors or flies a fleet of...
By Jon D. Markman On January 15, 202002:00 PM Eastern
Visa (V) announced Monday that the company will acquire Plaid, a San Francisco financial technology startup, for $5.3 billion. The deal reaffirms the fintech landscape.
For Visa shareholders,...
By Juan M. Villaverde On September 11, 201903:30 PM Eastern
This is the first of a two-part series about what could be one of the most disruptive — and promising — transformations of modern finance in the 21st century.
The story starts with Decentralized...
By Tony Sagami On August 26, 201911:39 AM Eastern
I don't own a gun. In fact, I have NEVER owned a firearm.
I may, however, be the staunchest supporter of the Second Amendment in the U.S. who does NOT own a gun.
I can already see this column...
By Jon D. Markman On May 8, 201905:25 PM Eastern
Facebook is much maligned for its privacy foibles. But the company is planning its second act.
Surprise! Now the social media giant wants to be your wallet.
The company is exploring back-end...
By Jon D. Markman On August 27, 201804:50 PM Eastern
In life and markets, timing is everything.
Alibaba (BABA), the leading Chinese digital technology company, just reported explosive sales growth. Its first-quarter results prove that this company...
By Tony Sagami On July 2, 201807:55 AM Eastern
“It’s almost a must. The freeing up
of resources to become more efficient will come
through technology and blockchain is a great
way to allow us to … reduce costs.”
— UBS Group CEO Sergio...
By Jon D. Markman On June 11, 201802:00 PM Eastern
Something big is happening with financial technology. Financial institutions are building products that mesh with our busy lifestyles.
For more than 30 years, Fiserv Inc. (FISV) has been...